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Excerpt from “Where Lovers Dream”
This week in class, we’re reading “Excerpt from “Where Lovers Dream”” by Anzia Yezierska. In “Excerpt from ‘Where Lovers Dream’” Anzia Yezierska tells the story of a woman who runs into someone she used to know at a wedding. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Loneliness & Isolation and Love as…
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Expository Literary Essay: Compare Characters Who Fails to See Truths
DIRECTIONS: Write a well-organized composition on the topic below. In many works of literature, a character may have a false sense of reality or a lack of insight into what is actually happening around him or her. Swayed by false beliefs, strong emotions, or irrational fear this character may fail to realize truths that seem…
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The Kohlberg Dilemmas
This week in class, we’re reading “The Kohlberg Dilemmas” by Lawrence Kohlberg. Lawrence Kohlberg was an American psychologist best known for his theories of moral development. Kohlberg explains there are six distinct stages of human moral development, and that a person may go through these stages throughout his or her life. As we read, we…
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God Sees the Truth, But Waits
This week in class, we’re reading “God Sees the Truth, But Waits” by Leo Tolstoy translated by Aylmer Maude. In Leo Tolstoy’s short story, “God Sees the Truth, But Waits”, a man is convicted of a crime that he didn’t commit. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Justice, Freedom & Equality…
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Parent Guide: A Rose for Emily
This week in class, we’re reading “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner. William Faulkner (1897-1962) was an American writer and Nobel Prize laureate. This story takes place in Mississippi around the turn of the 20th century. After the death of Miss Emily Grierson, the people of Jefferson, Mississippi, uncover a dark history in this…
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Araby
This week in class, we’re reading “Araby” by James Joyce. “Araby” (1914) is a classic coming-of-age story written by James Joyce. It touches on themes of disillusionment and the consequences of idealism. As we read, we will be discussing the theme of Growing Up as it relates to the text. We are trying to answer this big…
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A Sound of Thunder
This week in class, we’re reading “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury. In Ray Bradbury’s short story “A Sound of Thunder,” a man goes back in time to hunt a Tyrannosaurus rex and inadvertently changes the future. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Fate & Free Will, Man vs. Nature,…
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English 30-1 March 2020 Midterm: The Blind Side
DIRECTIONS: Write a well-organized composition on the topic below. The most profound discovery that we can make is our discovery of self. Our identity rests in the kind of people we are. To understand who we are and to develop fully as human beings, we must explore the nature of our humanness and the purpose…
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Winston Churchill’s ‘Never Give In’ Speech
This week in class, we’re reading “Winston Churchill’s ‘Never Give In’ Speech” by Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill’s speech “Never Give In,” discusses the recent successes of the United Kingdom in World War II. As we read, we will be discussing the theme of Resilience & Success as it relates to the text. We…
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Parent Guide: The Value of Being Confused
This week in class, we’re reading “The Value of Being Confused” by Barrett Smith. In the informational text “The Value of Being Confused,” Barret Smith discusses the benefits of allowing yourself to be confused. As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Education & Knowledge, Identity, and Social Change & Revolution as they…